Paintbrush



Jan.15,- 1929. 1,699,004

' A. J. MAY I PAI N TBRUS H Filed Dec. 27, 192'? Patented Jan. 15, 1929.

UNITED STATES ALBERT J. MAY, or HOUSTON, TEXAS.

PAINTBRUSH.

Application filed December 27, 1927.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a paint brush.

One object of the invention is to provide a paint brush of the character described having a handle guard designed to catch the paint which may drain from the bristles of the brush when the brush is used in vertical position with the bristles above the handle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a brush having a guard which ill catch the paint that may fall from the bristles and thus protect the floor beneath.

A further feature of the invention is to provide a brush guard that is detachable and so may be again used when the brush to which it is applied is worn out.

lVith the above and other objects in view this invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, operation and arrangement of parts an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, where- Figure 1 shows an edge view of the brush with the guard applied thereto and shown in section.

Figure 2 shows a side View thereof, partly in section, and

Figure 8 shows a cross sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals of reference designate similar parts in each of the figures the numeral 1 designates the brush handle, having the head 2 at one end thereof to which the bristles 3 are secured. Any preferred form of brush may be used, and the guard may be formed to adapt it to fit on any conventional type of brush now in common use.

The numeral & designates the guard proper which surrounds the brush head, and surrounding the head and fitter-between it and the guard ithere is a packing 5, preferably formed of leather or other suitable packing material. This packing forms a tight joint between the guard i and the head 2. and also serves as a spacer to space the guard away from the bristles 3 to form the paint receiv- Serial No. 242,541.

ing receptacle 6. Surrounding the base of the guard 4 there is a tension band 7 which fits closely around said guard. At its ends this tension band may be secured to the guard i, as by rivets 8. The sides of the tension band are thickened as shown to provide the required rigidity and threaded through said thickened sides are the thumb tension screws 9, 9, whose inner ends have swivelling connections with the tension plates 10, 10, which work against the sides of the guard l. The guard, opposite said tension plates is thickened to prevent the pressure of said plates from denting the guard.

When the guard is applied to the brush the thumb screws 9 may be screwed up so as to draw the guard tightly about the packing 5 to form a fluid tight joint. When the brush is used for over head work the surplus paint on the bristles will drain down into the receptacle 5 and be retained therein and will not reach the handle 1 and the hand of the user and will not drop onto the floor beneath.

When it is desired to remove the guard the thumb screws 9 maybe unscrewed to relieve the tension and the guard, together with the packing 5, may then be removed from the brush and applied to another brush as desired.

WVhile I have shown what I now consider the preferred form of the invention it is obvious that mechanical changes may be made therein and I reserve the right to make such structural changes may be found desirable and which may be comprehended within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A paint brush having a drip guard surrounding the brush head, packing between the guard and head and spacing the guard from the head and a retaining band about the base of the guard having tensioning means comprising plates and screws adapted to clamp said plates against said band.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALBERT J. MAY. 

